Bouquet-holder



(No Model.)

- L. P. ROSKOP.

BOUQUET HOLDER.

No. 592,449. Patented Oct. 26,1897.

UNrrED STATES PATENT OFF CE.

LOUIS F. ROSKOP, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

BOUQUET-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 592,449, dated October 26, 1897.

Application filed April 6, 1897. Serial No. 630,918. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, LOUIS F. ROSKOP, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bouquet-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to bouquet-holders, and has for its object to provide a simple, cheap, and efficient device of the character referred to which may be readily engaged with the stems of the flowers composing a bouquet, and which also has provision whereby it may be readily attached securely to the lapel or other portion of a garment, thus preventing any possibility of the bouquet becoming accidentally detached.

The invention consists in a bouquet-holder embodying certain novel features and details of construction, as hereinafter particularly described, illustrated in the drawing, and inoorporated in the claims.

The accompanying drawing represents a perspective view of the improved bouquetholder.

The bouquet-holder contemplated in this invention comprises, essentially, a safety-pin consisting of the pin member 1, the body 2, and the guard 3, the latter being adapted to receive and engage the point of a pin for preventing accidental disengagement of the pin from the clothing. At the junction of the body 2 and pin 1 the wire composing the pin is coiled, so as to add to the resiliency of the pin.

In carrying out the present invention the body 2 of the pin is provided at one, two, or more points intermediate its ends with oppositely-located eyes or coils 4, the same lying upon opposite sides of the body 2 and being formed as an integral part of said body by bending or curving the body first in one direction to form an eye at one side, then extending the wire across the body and curving the same reversely upon the opposite side of the body similar to the numeral 8.

In the drawing two sets of oppositely-located eyes 4 have been illustrated, but it Will be apparent that this number may be increased or diminished at pleasure and according to the size of the bouquet to be held by the device.

5 designates a wire or strip of metal of a soft pliable nature. This strip, which is preferably composed of such material as copper wire, is threaded through the oppositely-located eyes of each set and deflected or bent around the body 2 of the pin, so as to maintain such strip or wire securely in place. The wires or strips 5 are caused to encircle the stem of the bouquet and are wrapped entirely around the same and then twisted upon themselves or clenched in any suitable manner, thus securing the bouquet firmly to the holder. The holder is now applied to the clothing in the same manner as any ordinary safety-pin, whereupon the bouquet will be held securely to the clothing and accidental displacement thereof prevented.

The device is extremely simple in construction, may be manufactured at trifling cost, and will effectively perform the work for which it is intended.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. A bouquet-holder, consisting of a safetypin the body of which is provided intermediate its ends with one or more eyes, and a strip inserted in said eyes and adapted to encircle the stem of a bouquet, substantially as described.

2. A bouquet-holder, consisting of a safetypin the bodyportion of which is bent to form oppositely-located eyes, and a pliable metal strip inserted through said eyes and adapted to be wrapped around a bouquet, substantially as described. 3. A bouquet-holder, consisting of a safetypin the body portion of which is reversely curved or bent to form a pair of eyes located upon opposite sides of the normal plane of said body, and a pliable metal strip inserted through said eyes and adapted to encircle a bouquet, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

- LOUIS F. ROSKOP. Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. RosKoP, J r., J osnrrr R. WILLIAMsoN. 

